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So, you want a federal corruption watchdog?

20 April 2022

2:00 PM

20 April 2022

2:00 PM

What constitutes corruption for a watchdog?


Merriam-Webster

Definition of corruption

1a: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers): DEPRAVITY

b: inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery) the corruption of government officials


By contrast, the definition of corruption in the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Act runs to almost 1,300 words.

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